hash_first vs hash_next vs hash?

[0xffffa]

I'm having a little bit of a hard time understand, what's the point of hash_first and hash_next when you can just use hash?

[SChernykh]

Did you read the comments in src/randomx.h? It's all explained there.

[0xffffa]

• randomx_calculate_hash_first will begin a hash calculation.
• randomx_calculate_hash_next will output the hash value of the previous input

•                          and begin the calculation of the next hash.
  

• randomx_calculate_hash_last will output the hash value of the previous input.

To my understanding you use hash_first to start calculations (first job) then use hash_next to actually get the results, and hash_last to get results without calculating another input.

Would be greatly appreciated if someone more well versed on the topic it explain it instead of just saying "read docs"

I do appreciate all the work and support on the project would just love to spread information for future programmers will have access to more to do more

[SChernykh]

randomx_calculate_hash_first will begin a hash calculation

yes

randomx_calculate_hash_next will output the hash value of the previous input

yes, and it will start calculating the next hash at the same time.